Q: What is Breast-feeding hours and whom is eligible ?

A: Breast-feeding hours is a special perk that is embedded in the Women’s employment law (1954). Any woman who gave birth is entitled to be absent from work for up to one hour, without deduction from her pay,for a period of up to 4 months from the end of maternity leave (currently 98 days from date she gave birth). This is regardless of whether she actually breast-feeds her baby or not. However, since a woman can take additional leave without pay immediately and in continuation of her maternity leave, she may lose this right as eligibility starts from the end of the maternity leave and does not include non-paid vacation.
In addition, there is no additional time allocated by the law if a woman had more than one baby in a birth, but the time of eligibility would start and end later, as she is entitled to a longer maternity leave. In this case she still gets 4 months.
Breast-feeding hours is a mandatory labor law in Israel in both public and private sectors.
The only criteria, aside from being within the 4 month period from the end of maternity leave is a full-time position.
If a woman works less than full time, she is not eligible at all.